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<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>
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Mandate by <strong>Tamil</strong>s in Great Britain for anIndependent Sovereign<strong>Tamil</strong> EelamRje;jpu ,iwikAs;sjkpo;
PrologueThe <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong> had organised the referendum in United Kingdomon 30 th & 31 st Jan 2010 based on Vaddukoddai resolution that was declared byTULF on the 14 th day of May 1976, in order to reinstate the demand andrevalidate it.This revalidation which supports the declarations mentioned in it and alsoreaffirms the continuous genocidal acts on our people.The <strong>Tamil</strong> Nation has experienced the following:1. Witnessed the two major masterminded communal riots in 1977 and 1983 and not tomention the smaller riots,2. Since 1983, the North and East <strong>Tamil</strong> homeland did not enjoy the democratic rights asa result of the Emergency Laws and Prevention of Terrorism Act implemented by theSinhala Nation,3. The Government that was mandated by the Sinhala Nation has rejected to investigateand punish those responsible for the extra judicial killings before and after May 2009.The <strong>Tamil</strong> Nation has decided to declare a nation that was already declared by theVaddukoddai Resolution.By this voting, The <strong>Tamil</strong> speaking People declare;‣ That they are a distinctive nationality‣ Who live in territorial integrity in the continuous landscape of north and east Ceylonwith their distinctive culture‣ They have the capability of establishing their own economical structure withoutdepending on the economical setup of the Sinhala nation centralised in Colombo‣ They have the experience and are of the opinion that they cannot lead a descentdemocratic life with dignity under any institution established by the Sinhala nationThe <strong>Tamil</strong> Nation has voted to determine its own future under the VaddukoddaiResolution.We therefore bring this to your good office to support our democratic rightto liberate our nation and use your authority to organise a referendumunder the supervision of United Nation among the <strong>Tamil</strong> Nation in theNorth and East and for those who fled to other countries (Diaspora <strong>Tamil</strong>s)in the west and rest of the world.<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 2 of 40
Kd;DiuNk 14 1976 ,y; Nkw;nfhs;sg;gl;l tl;Lf;Nfhl;il gpufldj;ij kPz;Lk;typAWj;jp mjid cWjpg;gLj;Jtjw;fhf kf;fs; thf;fspj;Js;sdu;. ,k;kPs;typAWj;jy; ,g;gpufldj;jpd; mk;rq;fis Mjupg;gJld; 1976 ,w;F gpd;du; ele;j,duPjpahd njhlu; rk;gtq;fspd; Jd;gfukhd tpisTfspd; ntspg;ghl;ilAk;cWjpg;gLj;jp epw;fpwJ.1976 ,w;F gpd;du; jkpo; Njrpa ,dkhdJ :1977 ,Yk; 1983 ,Yk; jpl;lkpl;l ,df;fytuq;fis re;jpj;jpUe;jjhYk.;;1983 ,w;F gpd;du; njhlu;r;rpahf mtrufhyrl;lk; gaq;futhj jilr;rl;lj;jpd;fPo; rpq;fs ngUk;ghd;ik ,dj;jpd; fPo; tlf;F, fpof;F jkpo; gpuNjrq;fs;[dehaf nray; Kiw ,d;wp ,Ug;gjhYk;.,Wjpahf Nk 2009 ,Yk; mjw;F Kd;Dk; gpd;Dk; ,lk; ngw;w ePjpf;FGwk;ghd ,dg;gLnfhiyfSf;F rpq;fs kf;fshy; Nju;e;njLf;fg;gl;l muR ePjptprhuiz nra;a kWg;gjhYk;.jkpo; Njrpa ,dkhdJ ,yq;ifj;jPtpy; tl;Lf;Nfhl;il jPu;khdj;ij mbnahl;bjdpj;J Ml;rpKiw mikj;J tho njhlu;e;Jk; Kd;nkhopT nra;Js;sJ.NkYk; ,t;thf;fspg;gpd; %yk; jkpo; NgRk; kf;fs;.jhk; xU nkhopthup jdpahd ,dk; vd;Wk;tlf;F fpof;F gFjpfspy; njhlu;gpuNjrk; xd;wpy; jdpahd fyhr;rhuj;Jld;tho;e;J tUfpwJ vd;Wk;nfhOk;ig ikak; nfhz;l Ml;rp Kiwapd; nghUshjhu fl;likg;gpd;fPo;jq;fpapuhj RanghUshjhu nray;jpwd; nfhz;lJ vd;Wk; ngUk;ghd;ik rpq;fs kf;fshy; epWtg;gl;l ghJfhg;G fl;likg;G vjd;fPOk;jhd; [dehaf tho;f;if xd;iw nraw;gLj;jKbahJ vd fUJtjhYk;tl;Lf;Nfhl;il gpufldj;jpd; mbg;gilapy; jdJ vjpu;fhyj;ij epu;zapf;fMjutspj;J thf;fspj;J cs;sJ.Nkw; $wpa fhuzpfspd; mbg;gilapy; ,oe;j vkJ Njrj;ij tpLjiynra;tjw;F> jq;fs; Nkyhd mjpfhuj;ij gad;gLj;jp ,yq;ifapd;tlf;fpYk; fpof;fpYk;> Vida Nkw;fj;ja ehLfs; cl;gl cyfpd; gyghfq;fspYk; Gyk; ngau;e;J thOk; ,yq;ifia g+u;tPfkhff; nfhz;l jkpo;NgRk; kf;fs; kj;jpapy; If;fpa ehLfs; rigapd; Nkw;ghu;itapy; fUj;Jf;fzpg;G thf;nfLg;ig elj;JkhW jq;fsplk; Ntz;bf;nfhs;fpd;Nwhk;.<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 3 of 40
Contents1.0 Introduction1.1 <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>1.2 Referendum Committee1.3 Great Britain Precedence1.4 The Vaddukoddai Resolution1.5 Referendum Statement1.6 The Ballot Sheet2.0 Methodology2.1 Setting up Polling Stations2.2 Polling Stations on Saturday 30th & Sunday 31 st January 20102.3 Eligibility2.4 Voting procedure3.0 Results of the Referendum3.1 Map showing distribution of voters3.2 Voters distribution and coverage3.3 Result table and confirmation3.4 Counting Stations and Results Announcing3.5 Referendum Results from other countries4.0 Conclusion5.0 Media Coverage6.0 Cost Overview<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 4 of 40
1.0 IntroductionIn 1505 Portuguese held the island and then in 1658 the Dutch seized control untilBritish arrived on the Island 1796;;When the Portuguese arrived in 1505 there were 3 kingdoms in Ceylon.<strong>Tamil</strong> KingdomKandyan Kingdom andKotte KingdomAll the <strong>Tamil</strong>s living in the North and East of Ceylon (<strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam) was under theJaffna Kingdom.*All 3 kingdoms were brought together by the British in 1833 under a singlegovernment of Ceylon on the recommendation of Colbroke Cameron Commission. When the British gave independence to Ceylon on 4th February 1948, they left it asa unitary State.Sri Lankan State Since Independence And The Sinhalese Hegemony 1948 First Parliament with 101 members (24 <strong>Tamil</strong>s out of 95)1000,000 Indian <strong>Tamil</strong>s loose nationality and franchiseLAND GRABBING SCHEMES*Minnerya settlement scheme*Gal-Oya scheme* 1972 Land Limit Law*Reclaiming Estate Ownership*Deprivation of the traditional <strong>Tamil</strong> Homeland TerritoriesThe <strong>Tamil</strong>s had the North and Eastern Provinces for the last threeThousand years and now the Sinhalese, not satisfied with the Sevenprovinces they occupy, are trying to usurp our laS.J.V.Chelvanayagam, Times of Ceylon 16 July 1956<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 5 of 40
Economic Destruction Of The <strong>Tamil</strong>s1949 All businesses belonging to Indians and Pakistanis nationalised1956 Sinhala as Official Language act passed in Parliament1960 Education StandardisationNew Text books with distorted histories providedfor the consumption of students.1972 Entry to Universities on a racial basisDistrict Quota System OrStandardization introduced.E.g.: Admissions to Faculty of Medicine, University of Ceylon Qualifying marksFor Sinhalese students 229 marks and for <strong>Tamil</strong> Students 250 marks.All New Factories and commercial establishments built up only in Sinhalese areas.1980 Rapidly worsening unemployment among <strong>Tamil</strong>sNON-VIOLENT STRUGGLE1956 Satyagraha (Passive resistance) at Galle Face attacked by Sinhalese thugs and mobs.1961 Satyagraha in Jaffna,Vavuniya, Trincomalee and Batticaloa in Front ofadministrative offices people arrested by Army.<strong>Tamil</strong> MPs imprisoned. State of Emergency declared.<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 6 of 40
1962 Non-cooperation with Government. Civil disobedience.RACE RIOTS1956 <strong>Tamil</strong>s in Sinhalese south subjected to a pogrom in which many were killed,women raped and properties looted.1957 <strong>Tamil</strong> homes, business establishments, and factories burnt and destroyed.10,000 <strong>Tamil</strong> refugees shipped to Jaffna.1958 The worse race riots the country had ever seen. More than 3,000 <strong>Tamil</strong>s losttheir lives (exact figures not known). About 500,00 <strong>Tamil</strong>s left Sri Lanka forCanada, Europe and Australia.1983 53 <strong>Tamil</strong> inmates at the Wellikade Maximum security prison were massacred.ARMY ATROCITIES IN TAMIL AREAS1961 Army sent to <strong>Tamil</strong> areas to suppress non-violent struggles became engaged inall forms of atrocities, became permanently stationed there.VADDUKODDAI PROCLAMATION May 19761976 TULF decides that separation and formation of an independent <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelamand the establishment of the right to self rule is the only salvation for the<strong>Tamil</strong>s.1977 Anti-terrorism Law enacted by Government1981 Sinhalese soldiers set ablaze the Jaffna Public Library , Eelanadu, the <strong>Tamil</strong>Daily offices burnt. More than 1000 commercial establishments destroyed by theArmy.1983 pogroms the Sinhalese community unleashed against the <strong>Tamil</strong>s conveyed themessage that the <strong>Tamil</strong> political leaders fighting for the rights of <strong>Tamil</strong>s employingdemocratic means would never receive a justifiable solution from the Sinhalesegovernment.FORMATION OF THE MILITANT MOVEMENTSAs a result of the past experiences the youth of that era emerged as <strong>Tamil</strong> Militantgroup, which evolved into various arm groups to campaign for the Independentsovereign state of <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam.<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 7 of 40
The Referendum to be held among the Diaspora of <strong>Tamil</strong>s in Great Britain onSaturday 30 th and Sunday 31 st of January 2010 with the aim of determining theirstance on an Independent Sovereign <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam in the contiguous North and Eastterritory of Sri Lanka. For this purpose, consultation meetings were arranged by the<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong> (TNC) in locations across Great Britain to explain thepurpose of the Referendum and to garner a broad range of views and ideas beforefinalising the voting procedures, dates and the exact wording on the ballot papers.1.1 <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>During the latter part of December 2008/Early 2009 few Humanitarians gatheredwith the intention of finding a reasonable nonpolitical impartial assessment of thesmoldering <strong>Tamil</strong> situation. At the discussion a referendum based around the issuesbecame apparent.Then the dialogue moved on with the scrutiny for the model/representation of thereferendum.To begin with France referendum model was discussed in length and most of themembers preferred to place before the public. Provisional date was fixed for the 10thof May 2009 and this date was eventually reassigned to be the public discussion.Thoughts brought in at the meeting and TNC proceeded as an independent body andliaised with all other organizations BTF, TGTE country working group, TYO, TAFnationalists etc.As <strong>Tamil</strong>s everyone rallied around our most respected leader S.J.V. Selvanayagamand the 1977 Vaddukoddai Resolution to find a reasonable and just solution for the<strong>Tamil</strong>s. Unity within our community was considered as the key for peaceful andnonviolent means of transformation with the help of the Global Politicians and theMedia as our diplomacy and strategy.Collectively the referendum was conducted successfully on 30 th & 31 st January 2010.<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 8 of 40
1.2 The Referendum CommitteeThe referendum was conducted by <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong><strong>Council</strong> along with full partnership and commitmentsfrom the following organisations, British <strong>Tamil</strong>s Forum(BTF), <strong>Tamil</strong> Youth Organization (TYO), <strong>Tamil</strong> ActivistsForum (TAF), the UK Country Working Group for theformation of Transnational Government of <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelamand all other organisations for their unassailablesolidarity for the effective coordination and hard workfor the accomplishment of this historical expression offree speech by the UK Diaspora <strong>Tamil</strong>s.We are indebted to the grass root organizations,community workers and also the individuals who sincerely committed themselves tothe success of this ground-breaking endeavour. We also thank the media that tookkeen interest in our democratic mission and for giving coverage of the outcome.1.3 Great Britain PrecedenceWe acknowledge due thanks to a poll conducted by the various British <strong>Tamil</strong> organisationson the question of the modern relevance of the Vaddukkoaddai Resolution of 1976. This hasserved us as a precedence to initiate a similarThe Referendum to be held among the Diaspora of <strong>Tamil</strong>s in Great Britain on Saturday 30 thand Sunday 31 st of January 2010 with the aim of determining their stance on an IndependentSovereign <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam in the contiguous North and East territory of Sri Lanka. For thispurpose, consultation meetings were arranged by the <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong> (TNC) inlocations across Great Britain to explain the purpose of the Referendum and to garner abroad range of views and ideas before finalising the voting procedures, dates and the exactwording on the ballot papers.<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 9 of 40
Rachel Joyce with other observers at a polling station in Harrow, observing the process1.4 The Vaddukoddai ResolutionVADDUKODDAI RESOLUTIONTHE RESOLUTIONUnanimously adopted at the First <strong>National</strong> Convention of theTAMIL UNITED LIBERATION FRONTheld at Vaddukoddaion May 14, 1976Whereas, throughout the centuries from the dawn of history, the Sinhalese and <strong>Tamil</strong>nations have divided between themselves the possession of Ceylon, the Sinhaleseinhabiting the interior of the country in its Southern and Western parts from theriver Walawe to that of Chilaw and the <strong>Tamil</strong>s possessing the Northern and Easterndistricts;; And,Whereas, the <strong>Tamil</strong> Kingdom was overthrown in war and conquered by thePortuguese in 1619, and from them by the Dutch and the British in turn, independentof the Sinhalese Kingdoms;; And,Whereas, the British Colonists, who ruled the territories of the Sinhalese and <strong>Tamil</strong>Kingdoms separately, joined under compulsion the territories of the Sinhalese andthe <strong>Tamil</strong> Kingdoms for purposes of administrative convenience on therecommendation of the Colebrooke Commission in 1833;; And,Whereas, the <strong>Tamil</strong> Leaders were in the forefront of the Freedom movement to ridCeylon of colonial bondage which ultimately led to the grant of independence toCeylon in 1948;; And,Whereas, the foregoing facts of history were completely overlooked, and power overthe entire country was transferred to the Sinhalese nation on the basis of a numericalmajority, thereby reducing the <strong>Tamil</strong> nation to the position of subject people;; And,Whereas, successive Sinhalese governments since independence have alwaysencouraged and fostered the aggressive nationalism of the Sinhalese people and haveused their political power to the detriment of the <strong>Tamil</strong>s by-(a) Depriving one half of the <strong>Tamil</strong> people of their citizenship and franchise rightsthereby reducing <strong>Tamil</strong> representation in Parliament,<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 10 of 40
(b) Making serious inroads into the territories of the former <strong>Tamil</strong> Kingdom by asystem of planned and state-aided Sinhalese colonization and large scaleregularization of recently encouraged Sinhalese encroachments, calculated to makethe <strong>Tamil</strong>s a minority in their own homeland,(c) Making Sinhala the only official language throughout Ceylon thereby placing thestamp of inferiority on the <strong>Tamil</strong>s and the <strong>Tamil</strong> Language,(d) Giving the foremost place to Buddhism under the Republican constitutionthereby reducing the Hindus, Christians, and Muslims to second class status in thisCountry,(e) Denying to the <strong>Tamil</strong>s equality of opportunity in the spheres of employment,education, land alienation and economic life in general and starving <strong>Tamil</strong> areas oflarge scale industries and development schemes thereby seriously endangering theirvery existence in Ceylon,(f) Systematically cutting them off from the main-stream of <strong>Tamil</strong> cultures in SouthIndia while denying them opportunities of developing their language and culture inCeylon, thereby working inexorably towards the cultural genocide of the <strong>Tamil</strong>s,(g) Permitting and unleashing communal violence and intimidation against the<strong>Tamil</strong> speaking people as happened in Amparai and Colombo in 1956;; all over thecountry in 1958;; army reign of terror in the Northern and Eastern Provinces in 1961;;police violence at the International <strong>Tamil</strong> Research Conference in 1974 resulting inthe death of nine persons in Jaffna;; police and communal violence against <strong>Tamil</strong>speaking Muslims at Puttalam and various other parts of Ceylon in 1976 - all thesecalculated to instil terror in the minds of the <strong>Tamil</strong> speaking people, therebybreaking their spirit and the will to resist injustices heaped on them,(h) By terrorizing, torturing, and imprisoning <strong>Tamil</strong> youths without trial for longperiods on the flimsiest grounds,(i) Capping it all by imposing on the <strong>Tamil</strong> Nation a constitution drafted, underconditions of emergency without opportunities for free discussion, by a ConstituentAssembly elected on the basis of the Soulbury Constitution distorted by theCitizenship laws resulting in weight age in representation to the Sinhalese majority,thereby depriving the <strong>Tamil</strong>s of even the remnants of safeguards they had under theearlier constitution, And,Whereas, all attempts by the various <strong>Tamil</strong> political parties to win their rights, by cooperatingwith the governments, by parliamentary and extra-parliamentaryagitations, by entering into pacts and understandings with successive PrimeMinisters, in order to achieve the bare minimum of political rights consistent withthe self-respect of the <strong>Tamil</strong> people have proved to be futile;; And,Whereas, the efforts of the All Ceylon <strong>Tamil</strong> Congress to ensure non-domination ofthe minorities by the majority by the adoption of a scheme of balancedrepresentation in a Unitary Constitution have failed and even the meagre safeguardsprovided in article 29 of the Soulbury Constitution against discriminatory legislation<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 11 of 40
have been removed by the Republican Constitution;; And,Whereas, the proposals submitted to the Constituent Assembly by the Ilankai <strong>Tamil</strong>Arasu Kadchi for maintaining the unity of the country while preserving the integrityof the <strong>Tamil</strong> people by the establishment of an autonomous <strong>Tamil</strong> State within theframework of a Federal Republic of Ceylon were summarily and totally rejectedwithout even the courtesy of a consideration of its merits;; And,Whereas, the amendments to the basic resolutions, intended to ensure the minimumof safeguards to the <strong>Tamil</strong> people moved on the basis of the nine point demandsformulated at the conference of all <strong>Tamil</strong> Political parties at Valvettithurai on 7thFebruary 1971 and by individual parties and <strong>Tamil</strong> members of Parliament includingthose now in the government party, were rejected in to by the government andConstituent Assembly;; And,Whereas, even amendments to the draft proposals relating to language, religion, andfundamental-rights including one calculated to ensure that at least the provisions ofthe <strong>Tamil</strong> Language (Special Provisions) Regulations of 1956 be included in theConstitution, were defeated, resulting in the boycott of the Constituent Assembly by alarge majority of the <strong>Tamil</strong> members of Parliament;; And,Whereas, the <strong>Tamil</strong> United Liberation Front, after rejecting the RepublicanConstitution adopted on the 22nd of May, 1972, presented a six point demand to thePrime Minister and the Government on 25th June, 1972, and gave three months timewithin which the Government was called upon to take meaningful steps to amend theConstitution so as to meet the aspirations of the <strong>Tamil</strong> Nation on the basis of the sixpoints, and informed the Government that if it failed to do so the <strong>Tamil</strong> UnitedLiberation Front would launch a non-violent direct action against the Government inorder to win the freedom and the rights of the <strong>Tamil</strong> Nation on the basis of the rightof self-determination;; And,Whereas, this last attempt by the <strong>Tamil</strong> United Liberation Front to winConstitutional recognition of the rights of the <strong>Tamil</strong> Nation without jeopardizing theunity of the country was callously ignored by the Prime Minister and theGovernment;; And,Whereas, the opportunity provided by the <strong>Tamil</strong> United Liberation leader to<strong>Tamil</strong> people, by resigning from his membership of the <strong>National</strong> State Assembly andcreating a by-election was deliberately put off for over two years in utter disregard ofthe democratic right of the <strong>Tamil</strong> voters of Kankesanthurai, and,Whereas, in the by-election held on the 6th February 1975, the voters ofKankesanthurai by a preponderant majority not only rejected the RepublicanConstitution imposed on them by the Sinhalese Government, but also gave amandate to Mr. S.J.V. Chelvanayakam, Q.C. and through him to the <strong>Tamil</strong> UnitedLiberation Front for the restoration and reconstitution of the Free Sovereign,Secular, Socialist State of TAMIL EELAM.<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 12 of 40
The first <strong>National</strong> Convention of the <strong>Tamil</strong> United Liberation Front meeting atPannakam (Vaddukoddai Constituency) on the 14th day of May, 1976, herebydeclares that the <strong>Tamil</strong>s of Ceylon by virtue of their great language, their religions,their separate culture and heritage, their history of independent existence as aseparate state over a distinct territory for several centuries till they were conqueredby the armed might of the European invaders and above all by their will to exist as aseparate entity ruling themselves in their own territory, are a nation distinct andapart from Sinhalese and this Convention announces to the world that theRepublican Constitution of 1972 has made the <strong>Tamil</strong>s a slave nation ruled by the newcolonial masters, the Sinhalese ,who are using the power they have wrongly usurpedto deprive the <strong>Tamil</strong> Nation of its territory, language citizenship, economic life,opportunities of employment and education, thereby destroying all the attributes ofnationhood of the <strong>Tamil</strong> people.And, while taking note of the reservations in relation to its commitment to the settingup of a separated state of TAMIL EELAM expressed by the Ceylon Workers Congressas a Trade Union of the Plantation Workers, the majority of whom live and workoutside the Northern and Eastern areas,This convention resolves that restoration and reconstitution of the Free, Sovereign,Secular, Socialist State of TAMIL EELAM, based on the right of self determinationinherent to every nation, has become inevitable in order to safeguard the veryexistence of the <strong>Tamil</strong> Nation in this Country.This Convention further declares -a. that the State of TAMIL EELAM shall consist of the people of the Northern andEastern provinces and shall also ensure full and equal rights of citizenship of theState of TAMIL EELAM to all <strong>Tamil</strong> speaking people living in any part of Ceylon andto <strong>Tamil</strong>s of EELAM origin living in any part of the world who may opt for citizenshipof TAMIL EELAM.b. that the constitution of TAMIL EELAM shall be based on the principle ofdemocratic decentralization so as to ensure the non-domination of any religious orterritorial community of TAMIL EELAM by any other section.c. that in the state of <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam caste shall be abolished and the observance of thepernicious practice of untouchability or inequality of any type based on birth shall betotally eradicated and its observance in any form punished by law.d. that TAMIL EELAM shall be a secular state giving equal protection and assistanceto all religions to which the people of the state may belong.e. that <strong>Tamil</strong> shall be the language of the State, but the rights of Sinhalese speakingminorities in <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam to education and transaction of business in their languageshall be protected on a reciprocal basis with the <strong>Tamil</strong> speaking minorities in theSinhala State.that <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam shall be a Socialist State wherein the exploitation of man by man<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 13 of 40
shall be forbidden, the dignity of labour shall be recognized, the means of productionand distribution shall be subject to public ownership and control while permittingprivate enterprise in these branches within limit prescribed by law, economicdevelopment shall be on the basis of socialist planning and there shall be a ceiling onthe total wealth that any individual of family may acquire.This Convention directs the Action Committee of the TAMIL UNITED LIBERATIONFRONT to formulate a plan of action and launch without undue delay the struggle forwinning the sovereignty and freedom of the <strong>Tamil</strong> Nation;;And this Convention calls upon the <strong>Tamil</strong> Nation in general and the <strong>Tamil</strong> youth inparticular to come forward to throw themselves fully into the sacred fight forfreedom and to flinch not till the goal of a sovereign state of TAMIL EELAM isreached.1.5 Referendum StatementBased on Vaddukoddai Resolution....I aspire to the formation of an independent and sovereign state of <strong>Tamil</strong>Eelam in the contiguous north and east territory of the island of Sri Lankaon the basis that the <strong>Tamil</strong> speaking people in the island of Sri Lanka makea distinct nation, have long had a traditional homeland and have the rightto self-Yes / No<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 14 of 40
1.6 The Ballot Sheet No: 000001<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 15 of 40
2.0 MethodologyIn cooperation with the local <strong>Tamil</strong> organizations, the TNC organised 65 pollingstations in Great Britain for the Diaspora Sri Lankan <strong>Tamil</strong>s to cast their vote. It wasexpected that 50,000 to 75,000 <strong>Tamil</strong>s would participate in the referendum voting.It is to be noted here that for the first time a distinct group of people in the Diasporaconducted a poll on this scale in Great Britain. The TNC acted as independentelection commissioners and many non-Sri Lankans acted as impartial observers(MP, <strong>Council</strong>lors and Religious Leaders) while voting and counting was taking place.There was another committee with Prof. Bryan Woodriff as chairman and 14 others(MP, Lawyers and other professionals) was set up to oversee the electoral process,implementation & conduct of the polling stations and its staff. Additionally, Prof.Bryan Woodriff announced the Referendum result on the 31 st of January at 11:00pmalong with Hugh Charlton, a human rights barrister and member of CAMPAC. Inaddition, another group of international observers visited the polling station to makesure the polling staffs were following a legal and fair process. Importantly, for every 4polling stations there were 2 TNC members overseeing the whole event as mobileunit to help the polling staffs with all the help they may need and to make sure all theelectoral process and the law of the land is strictly followed.2.1 Setting up Polling StationsWhen deciding on polling station location the following points were givenconsideration.Where the <strong>Tamil</strong> population lives?Transport facility to the polling station.Minimise the disturbance to normal day to day living to the general public.<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 16 of 40
2.2 Polling Stations on Saturday 30 th & Sunday 31 st January 2010East HamHartley Centre Trinity Centre Saiva Munnetta Sangam (UK)East Avenue 267 Barking Road (Saturday Only)Manor Park East Ham 2 Salisbury RoadLondon London Manor Park, LondonE12 6SG E6 1LB E12 6ABEnfield & SouthgateWilbury Primary School Church Hall Enfiled Nagapoosani(Saturday only) Alston Road Amman TempleWilbury Way Barnet 61-65 Church LaneEnfield Herts EdmontonLondon EN5 4ET LondonN18 1DEN9 9PZEssexSri Selva Vinayager Ilford Community Centre Spurway Parade Temple(Ilford) Eton Road 141 Woodford Avenue299-303 Ley Street Ilford Gants HillIlford Essex IlfordEssex IG1 2UE IG2 6UUIG1 4BNFairkytes Arts Centre Chadwell Village Hall Civic Centre(Saturday Only) (Saturday only) (Saturday only)51 Billet Lane Waterson Road Committe Room 2Hornchurch Chadwell St. Mary Victoria AvenueEssex Grays Southend-on-seaRM11 1AX Essex RM16 4NX Essex SS2 6ER<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 17 of 40
Walthamstow & ChingfordUnity Hall Community CentreWaltham Forest College144, Bramley Close Room No 207WalthamstowForest RoadLondonWalthamstowE17 6EGE17 4JBNorth West (NW) LondonHarrowHarrow High School Northolt Village Granary Pre SchoolGayton Road Community Centre (Rayners Lane Scout Head uarters)Harrow Ealing Road Rear Of Tresco GardensMiddlesex Northolt High WorpleHA1 2JG Middlesex UB5 6AD Middlesex HA2 9TDDistrict Activities Centre1A Walton RoadHarrowMiddlesexHA1 4UXUnit 27 The ArchesStanley RoadSouth HarrowMiddlesexHA2 8AZBrentCopland Community schoolCecil AvenueWembleyMiddlesexHA9 7DUXAlperton Community SchoolEaling RoadWembleyMiddlesexHA0 4PWThe Lodge (Greenford Scout Club)Whitton Avenue East (Next to 415)GreenfordMiddlesexUB6 0PRBertie Road Resource CentreBertie RoadWillesdenLondonNW10 2LH<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 18 of 40
EalingShri Kanagathurkkai Amman Temple Brookside Community Centre5 Chapel Road 70 Brookside RoadEalingHayesLondonMiddlesexW13 9AEUB4 0PLStanhope Primary School Heston Community School North Primary SchoolMansell Road Heston Road Meadow RoadGreenford Hounslow SouthallMiddlesex Middlesex MiddlesexUB6 9EG TW5 0QR UB1 2JEKingsburySt.Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolAnjaneyar TempleClifton Road Rear of 243-247Edgware RoadKentonColindaleMiddlesexLondonHA3 9NSNW9 6LUWatfordSt Mark ChurchLeggatts WayWatfordWD24 5NQSouth East (SE) LondonLewishamLewisham Sivan Temple4a Clarendon RiseLondonLewishamSE13 5ESSydenham School (Only Saturday)Dartmouth RoadLondonSydenhamSE26 4RD<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 19 of 40
GreenwichConway Primary SchoolGallosson RadLondonPlumsteadSE18 1QYDartfordAcacia Hall (Near KFC)High StreetKentDartfordDA1 1DJBromleyLangthorne Community Hall(Next to St.Jhon Baptist Primary School/Opposite Homebase)Bromley RoadBromleyBR15RUSouth West (SW) LondonElmwood House2A Elmwood RoadCroydonSurreyCR0 2SGCroydonShri Shakthi Ganapathy Temple21 Brigstock RoadThornton HeathSurreyCR7 7JJNew MaldenTolworth Girls CollegeFullers Way NorthSurbitonSurreyKT6 7LQStoneleigh Amman TempleDell LaneStonleighSurreyKT17 2NEMIZAS Hall(Rear Malden Centre)Cocks CrescentNew MaldenSurreyKT3 4TANorth Cheam Community Association(Elmcroft Centre)570 London RoadNorth CheamSurreySM3 9AB<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 20 of 40
MitchamStanley Park Children CentreStanley Park RoadCarshaltanSurreySM5 3JLJubilee HallGreen LaneMordenSurreySM4 6SSNorth East Mitcham Community CentreWoodland WayMitchamSurreyCR4 2DZMitcham Sivan TempleBond RoadMitchamSurreyCR4 3HGTootingTooting Muthumari Amman Temple Wimbledon Pillayar Temple180 Upper Tooting Rd 25-133 Effra RoadTootingWimbledomLondonLondonSW17 7EJSW19 8PUOuter London (out of M25 - Saturday only)<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 21 of 40
BirminghamShri Venketeswara Balaji TempleCommunity HallDudley Road EastTividale NRBirminghamB69 3DUCrawleyThree Bridges Community CentreCross WayCrawleyRH10 1QGCoventryGlasgow Room 1Woodside Hall346 Foleshill Road 36 Glenfarg StreetCoventryGlasgowCV6 5AJG2O 7QFHampshireOasis Academy Lower SchoolGreen LaneMaybushSouthamptonHampshireSO16 9RGHigh WycombeGreen Street Youth and Community CentreDesborough StreetHigh WycombeBuckinghamshireHP11 2RALeicesterBelgrave Neighbourhood CentreRothley StreetLeicesterLE4 6LFSouth WalesBryn Village HallBryngyrnos Street (B4282)BrynWest Glamorgan SA13 2RY<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 22 of 40
LiverpoolMerseyside Police Sports and Social Association POTHIKAI TAMIL KADAI)Prescot RoadLiverpoolL7 0JDManchesterChristopher ChurchMoorgate AvenueWithingtonManchesterM20 1HELutonTrinity HallTrinity RoadLutonBedfordshireLU3 1TRMilton KeynesStanton Bury CampusStantonburyMilton KeynesMK14 6BNNewcastle / MiddlesbroughNottinghamHindu Temple NewcastleBrownsea Centre172 West Road Cobden Street (Kirkby in Ashfield)Newcastle Upon TyneNottinghamNE4 9QBNG17 7DNRading / OxfordRatherhamSouth Reading Youth & Community Centre Brinsworth Parish252-260 Northumberland Avenue Brinsworth LaneReadingBrinsworthBerkshire Rotherham (M1 Junction 33)RG2 7QAS60 5BUBristolBartonhill SettlementDucie RoadBarton HillBristolBS5 0AX<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 23 of 40
2.3 EligibilityThe voter must reside in Great Britain (England,Scotland & Wales) and must be at least 18 years old. Inaddition they should meet one of the following criteria:a) Born in Sri Lanka and has <strong>Tamil</strong> as the mothertongue.b) Has a spouse who was born in Sri Lanka and has<strong>Tamil</strong> as the mother tongue.c) Descendants of (a) and (b) born outside Sri Lanka2.4 Voting ProceduresVoters must prove that they are <strong>Tamil</strong> speaking Sri Lankan descendants living invoter enters the polling station and passes clearance, they will be marked withpermanent ink on their finger, the first officer will check if there is any ink on theirfingers to prevent second votes.The second officer will make sure voters finger is marked with permanent ink tomake sure no second voting takes place.The third officer will issue a ballot paper.The voter will take the ballot paper to a secure table with full privacy and put cross inThe ballot paper is then folded and placed in a secure ballot box.All the procedures are to be constantly monitored by independent observers who arenon-Sri Lankan descendents.<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 24 of 40
3.0 Results of the Referendum.Final Result Great Bratain99.33% Said YES for Independent <strong>Tamil</strong> EelamTotal Yes No Spoilt64,692 64,256 185 25199.33% 0.29% 0.39%<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 25 of 40
3.1 Map showing distribution of voters & Polling Stations<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 26 of 40
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Bryan Woodriff (Honoured Professor)Telephone: 020 8979 8272e-mail: bryan@woodriff.co.ukBlenheim Villa40, Priory RoadHampton on ThamesMiddlesexTW12 2PJHon.President;The MWBRly.Soc. Hampton & Kempton Waterworks Railway Project.Hon.President:The Markhole Allotment Association, Hampton, Mx.1986 2002: London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames <strong>Council</strong>lor for Hampton-on-ThamesMy Report as Election Monitor of the <strong>Tamil</strong> Referendum TKR 2010 in the London area.On Saturday and Sunday, 30th and 31st January 2010, I was collected by car from my home inHampton by Arun who proceeded to drive me to several Polling Booths to ascertain that theprocedures, as outlined in the excellent Handbook for Polling Station staff, were being followed asclosely as possible.We began our round of visits at Heston School which may not at first have beenseen to be the best example of how a Polling Station should be run because it was confined to one ofthe old classrooms. However, on close inspection and observation, I was satisfied that the staff wasaccurately following the procedures and responded to my searching questions positively and in apleasant manner - a manner which also put a lot of Voters at their ease in these novelsurroundings.The layout of the tables and the Voting Booths closely followed the advice in thehandbook, so after half an hour I felt we could proceed to the next Polling Station.That day Ivisited another six Polling Stations across London from Hayes to Waltham Forest and beyond, andalthough I saw several interesting interpretations of the advice on Polling Station layouts, it was onlyin one that I had to suggest a modest improvement to the positioning of the actual Booths.On the Sunday, I was again driven to another five disparate and widely distributed Polling Stationsacross London and just managed to reach Bromley, the last on my list, spot on 6.00 pm., just asvoting in the Referendum was coming to its eventual close. In every Polling Station which I visited,I was impressed by the sense of responsibility shown by every person involved in running, orobserving the running of, the Polling Stations. As far as I could see, the recommendations of theHandbook had been carefully followed, although sometimes neatly interpreted, but always as fully aslocal circumstances permitted.I had no problem with the way in which any Polling Station that Ivisited was run, and was full of admiration for the dedication of the volunteers. It was equallyimpressive to see how the security of the Ballot Boxes was observed. I would usually spend abouthalf an hour at each Station before moving on to the next.It was pleasant to notice that many of the organisers had taken the trouble to make arrangementsfor the helpers to have access to suitable refreshments during their long day although thepreparations were sometimes quite varied in quality and quantity. I was very pleased to have accessto the variety of interesting places which had been chosen to act as Polling Stations, and I was veryglad to have been invited as a neutral observer to help monitor this important Referendum - anunforgettable experience.Bryan WoodriffAuthor of: Twentieth Century Writing (Slavonic Section); New Soviet Foreign Language Teaching Methods; East-West Transfer ofTechnology, Fork-making and Farming in Shire Green; Kingston-upon-Thames as it was; The Tramways of Surrey;The Archaeology ofKingston-upon-Thames; Shire Green, Wincobank & Ecclesfield; Shire Green, Wincobank & Ecclesfield Memories; Fulwell Home touses;Shire Green, Wincobank & Beyond.<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 29 of 40
3.4 Counting Stations and Results AnnouncingResult was announced by Prof. Bryan Woodriff along with Hugh Charlton, a humanrights barrister and member of CAMPAC at Park Lane Hotel on 31 st January 2010 atabout 11:30pm.In Great Britain 99.33% said yes to Independent Sovereign <strong>Tamil</strong> EelamHe went on to say this is amazing results and congratulated the <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong><strong>Council</strong> for organising a Referendum. Normally governments organise this sort ofvoting but here TNC with the help of other <strong>Tamil</strong> organisations conducted theReferendum proficiently and legitimately for their people and he was very proud tobe part of it.<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 30 of 40
3.5 Referendum Results from other countries99.8 Percent Italian <strong>Tamil</strong> said Yes to Independent <strong>Tamil</strong>Eelam: [<strong>Tamil</strong>Net, Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 00:04 GMT]Eelam <strong>Tamil</strong>s inItaly successfullyconducted areferendum onindependent andsovereign <strong>Tamil</strong>Eelam andsimultaneouslyelected a 20-member countrycouncil Sunday.98.8% of thosewho voted said'yes' to <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam in a turnout of around 75 percent of eligible Eelam <strong>Tamil</strong> votersin Italy, the organisers of the polls said. Youth figured prominently among thoseelected to the <strong>Council</strong>, Ms. Sinthuja Nagendram in her twenties getting the largestnumber of votes in the national list. The polls organised by an independent electioncommission of Eelam <strong>Tamil</strong>s in Italy were nationally supervised and monitored by anItalian federation of NGOs, COCIS (Co-ordination of Non-governmentalOrganisations for International Development Co-operation). In Italy, Sinhaleseexpatriates are large in numbers compared to <strong>Tamil</strong>s who make only less than atenth of them.98.2 Percent vote for <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam in Denmark4,147 out of an estimated 6,000 to 6,500 eligible Eelam <strong>Tamil</strong> voters in Denmarkparticipated in the referendum conducted by a third party professional institute onSunday and 98.2 percent of them voted yes for the formation of independent andsovereign <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam in the contiguous north and east of the island of Sri Lanka.Denmark is the eighth country in the West where Eelam <strong>Tamil</strong>s have overwhelminglydemonstrated their aspiration for independence through a series of referendaconducted among the Diaspora. Even though the population of Eelam <strong>Tamil</strong>s inDenmark is relatively small, since their number is known with fair accuracy, the turnout and poll results are very significant in silencing detracting campaign against thevery democratic process of <strong>Tamil</strong> referendum, Diaspora circles said. [28 th February 2010]<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 31 of 40
99.4 percent vote for <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam in Australia99.4 percent of those who cast votes in the <strong>Tamil</strong> referendum across Australia saidnorth and east of the island of Sri Lanka. The results were announced Thursday at apress conference held at NSW State Parliament in front of state and national media.8,272 out of the registered, numbering around 10,000, participated in the polls. Thenumber of eligible Eelam <strong>Tamil</strong> voters in Australia is estimated to be around 15,000.The formation of <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam was assented by 8,154. The negative votes were 51 and67 were invalid. [Result announced on 22 nd April 2010]Holland, 99.2% voters consent <strong>Tamil</strong> EelamIn the referendum held in Holland on Sunday for the formation of independent andsovereign <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam in the North and East of the island of Sri Lanka, 2,750 votersparticipated and 99.2 percent of them aspired for it. 2,728 said yes, 9 voted no and 13votes were invalid. The poll organised by an independent group of the Diaspora inthe Netherlands was conducted in 15 centres across the country under thesupervision of non-<strong>Tamil</strong> election officials.Switzerland, 99.49% said Yes in the Referendum for <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam99.49 percent of 16,441 Eelam <strong>Tamil</strong> voters who participated in the referendum inSwitzerland Saturday and Sunday mandated the formation of an independent andsovereign <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam in the North and East of the island of Sri Lanka. Thereferendum was organised by a coalition of 2nd generation Eelam <strong>Tamil</strong>s inSwitzerland and the task of conducting the ballot process was undertaken by anindependent election commission that was headed by M. Pagani, ex-Mayor of the cityof Biel and participated by journalists, politicians and members of Young SocialistParty (JUSO) of Switzerland. Well-covered by the Swiss media, Pia Holenstein, amember of the federal parliament, described the process as something neatlyorganised and is exemplary.<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 32 of 40
Germany, 99.2% mandate <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam99.2 percent of voters said yes to <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam in an impressive turn out of more than90% of eligible Eelam <strong>Tamil</strong> voters for the referendum in Germany on Sunday.International Human Rights Association in Bremen conducted the referendum onthe question of forming an independent and sovereign state of <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam in theNorth and East of the island of Sri Lanka. 23,089 voters participated in the poll in110 centres across the country and 22,904 of them said yes. 136 voters said no and 49votes were invalid.Canada, 99.8 % mandate <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam99.82 percent of 48,583 voters mandated independent and sovereign <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam inthe poll conducted in 31 centres across Canada, on Saturday. The Canadian mediaand politicians showed great interest in the process of the ballot and organizersexpressed satisfaction as 50, 000 was the expected turn out, they quoted to mediaearlier. The poll was officiated by ES&S a professional company in North Americathat used counting machines. Unlike in Norway and France and contrary to earlierassurances, the ballot took place with complete registration of voters, which limitedconfidential participation, observers said. Voter turnout is assessed to be between 50and 65 percent, but no authentic statistics is available on eligible Eelam <strong>Tamil</strong> voters.48,481 (99.82%) voted 'yes' and 85 (0.18%) voted 'no'. 17 votes were rejected.France, 99% mandate <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam31,148 eligible Eelam <strong>Tamil</strong> Diaspora voters over 18 in France participated thisweekend in the referendum to say yes or no to independent and sovereign <strong>Tamil</strong>Eelam and 30,936 of them have said yes. The postal votes permitted to interior areasof France are yet to be counted and the number is expected to be between 2,000 and3,000. In the absence of any official statistics, police estimates earlier placed thenumber of adult Eelam <strong>Tamil</strong>s in France between 25,000 and 35,000. The near totalturn out of voters amidst international campaign that <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam is drowned inMu'l'livaaykkal has stunned the observers. The public spirit has made sections of<strong>Tamil</strong> media, initially engaged in vicious campaign against the referendum, to makea U-turn supporting it later.99% Norway <strong>Tamil</strong>s aspire for <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 33 of 40
In a secret ballot of universal suffrage, conducted by a Norwegian mediasimultaneously in 14 centres in the length and breadth of the country among Eelam<strong>Tamil</strong>s, 98.95 percent of the voters said that they aspire for the formation of anindependent and sovereign <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam in the North and East of the island of SriLanka. The voter turnout was a high 89.8 percent in the capital city of Oslo and anaverage 80 percent for the country, Utrop biweekly that conducted the ballot said.The ballot gains significance not only in democratically and concretely revealingwhat the <strong>Tamil</strong>s want, but also in telling that the so-called Oslo Declaration thatspeaks about internal self-determination is not up to their expectations, <strong>Tamil</strong> circlessaid. A couple of days before the ballot, Norwegian Minister Erik Solheim advocateda federal solution to the crisis.Date of Voted %Referendum Country Yes No Spoil Total YES21 March 2010 Italy 3,596 44 40 3,680 99.8%28 February 2010 Denmark 4,072 21 54 4,147 98.2%30&31 January 2010 Great Britain 64,256 185 251 64,692 99.3%24 January 2010 Holland 2,728 9 13 2,750 99.2%23 & 24 January2010 Switzerland 16,357 32 52 16,441 99.5%24 January 2010 Germany 22,904 136 49 23,089 99.2%20 December 2009 Canada 48,481 85 17 48,583 99.8%12 & 13 December 2009 France 30,936 43 169 31,148 99.0%10 May 2010 Norway 5,574 50 9 5,633 99.0%18 April 2011 Australia 8,154 51 67 8,272 99.4%Total 207,058 656 721 208,435 99.2%<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 34 of 40
4.0 ConclusionMr.S.Sriranjan-the Secretary of <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong> while announcing theresult said:The UK Diaspora <strong>Tamil</strong>s has given a clear mandate of 99.33% said theywant Independent sovereign state of <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam. The same was echoedall over the world, clearly have said democratically what is theiraspiration is in the Referendum conducted in their respective country.Over whelming number more than 99% have said their aspiration is anIndependent sovereign state of <strong>Tamil</strong> Eelam.Now we appeal to all the Governments all over the world who are electeddemocratically, please help us by organising a Referendum supervised byUnited Nation in the North and East of Sri Lanka.Went on to thank all the partners who helped the TNC to successfullyconduct the Referendum, and who were present at the result announcing<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 35 of 40
5.0 Media CoverageWe must thank the Deepam Television, Global <strong>Tamil</strong> Television, IBC Radio,Eelamurasu news paper, BTF news paper, websites;; <strong>Tamil</strong> net, <strong>Tamil</strong> win, Nerudaland many others for their support for the Referendum and for the <strong>Tamil</strong> people.Special thanks go to <strong>Tamil</strong> Net website and their web master for their continuous anduntiring support from incept.Shiobhan Mc Donagh,MP for Mitcham and MordenAndrew Charalambous, Conservativeparliamentary candidate for EdmontonJoan Ryan, MP Enfield NorthAndrew Pelling, independent MP for Central CroydonLabour party activist and Professor Theeran from <strong>Tamil</strong> Nadu Barry Gardner, MP Brent NorthTrade unionist Mike Griffiths<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 36 of 40
Sriranjan of <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>Jan Jananayagam, Eelam <strong>Tamil</strong> candidate for the. European Union Parliament in the last electionsAlso in the committee to prove Genocide tookplaced in Sri Lanka since 1948.Announcement of the results of individualpoll centres at the eventProject Manager Raj addressing the audienceSome of theBritish politiciansat the eventconvened for theannouncement ofresults on 31 stJanuary 2009<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 37 of 40
Counting of resultsProfessor Theeran from <strong>Tamil</strong> Nadu witnessing the countingThe event organisedfor theannouncement ofresults at ParkLane Hotel<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 38 of 40
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6.0 C0st Over View<strong>Tamil</strong> Referendum Income & Expenditure:Date Item Income Expenditure17-Jul-09 Membership TNC £ 650.0025-Jul-09 Referendum notice Printing £ 2,570.00Donations £ 6,345.00 £ 192.0005-Oct-09 Referendum advert - GTV/Deepam £ 1,900.0019-Nov-09 Printing Receipts & Entrance Tickets £ 340.0019-Nov-09 Postage £ 147.2019-Nov-09 Web Purchase & Hosting for 2 Years (Expire-18/7/2011) £ 47.52TNC Letter heads printing £ 175.00Referendum- Cult Event Income & Expenditure £ 2,817.40 £ 958.8429-Nov-09 Refreshment- Archway Murugan Temple W/shop - 29/11/09 £ 46.7018-Dec-09 Referendum advert - GTV/Deepam £ 2,300.0006-Jan-10 Loan - (to pay GTV advert-Election Link) £ 900.0015-Jan-10 560035 15 Jan 1609 £ 800.0015-Jan-10 602129 15 Jan 1507 - Switzerland - Black Election Stain £ 800.0015-Jan-10 Loan for Election Ink £ 4,000.0018-Jan-10 Loan - (to pay for the Election ink ) £ 400.0018-Jan-10 Diamine-Speciality Inks Ltd- Inv.No.978 £ 4,887.5025-Jan-10 601431, 602223 & 602327 25 Jan 1608-1412-1500 £ 5,500.0026-Jan-10 600840, 601431 & 602223 26 Jan 1558-1445-1606 £ 3,500.0026-Jan-10 Pakflatt (uk) Ltd- Inv.No.IS2010-0001- Polling Boxes 100} £ 4,368.5029-Jan-10 601118- Receipt No: 0065 £ 1,000.00Loan Repayment £ 5,800.00Polling Station £ 700.0029-Jan-10 Pmt for Park lane hotel on 31/01/2010 £ 2,000.00Stationeries/Photocopies/Phone £ 908.15Polling Station - Harrow High School & Sorts College £ 554.4605-Feb-10 Stationeries for Polling Stations- Staples Inv £ 246.3305-Feb-10 Media on 31.01.2010 £ 200.00Independent observer on 30/01/2010 £ 100.00 £ 100.00Polling Station Hire for 30/01 & 31/01/2010 £ 580.00 £ 580.0005-Feb-10 602223 & 602308 £ 2,790.00vkr1976 website re-launch £ 350.00TNC Website £ 110.00Result Book Printing Estimated £ 2,000.00£ 30,182.40£31,482.20Net Expenditure -£ 1,299.80[Some of the accounts have not yet been handed in by our Referendum partners, however allof the outer London polling stations were sponsored by either individuals or the communityassociations and we thank them for their generosity.]<strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, 164 Pinner Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4JJ. Page 40 of 40
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